Pirates Visit Xavier On Saturday Night

CINCINNATI, OHIO – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (5-9-1, 2-5-0 BIG EAST) will hit the road for the final time in the regular season on Saturday when it travels to Xavier (9-4-2, 4-3-0). The 7 p.m. kick off will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.

With two matches remaining in the regular season, The Hall remains alive for a BIG EAST Championship berth but will need a strong finish. The Pirates are currently tied for eighth in the league standings, two points behind sixth-place Creighton and a point back of seventh-place Providence. The top six in the league table qualify for the conference tournament.

ABOUT THE MATCH-UP

The Hall is 1-3-0 against Xavier, picking up its first win in the series last season
That match took place on Senior Night in South Orange, with Nathan Tremonti (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) tallying a game-winner late in the second half of a 2-1 triumph
The Pirates have fallen 3-0 in each of their prior visits to the Xavier Soccer Complex

QUICK KICKS

Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) continues to pace The Hall with seven goals and 17 points
Checking in at second in goals is Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.) with three, while Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) leads the Pirates with four assists
Lukas Pangonis (Kaunas, Lithuania) is the two-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week and has logged a team-high 1,329 minutes on the back line

SCOUTING XAVIER

The Musketeers enter Saturday's match with a 9-4-1 overall record and a 4-3-0 conference mark, sitting in fourth place in the conference standings
Matt Vasquenza leads XU with 15 points off a 6g-3a-15p line, while Samson Sergi tops the squad with seven goals
Zachary Nelson has started 13 matches in goal and holds a 1.32 GAA with a .679 save percentage

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following Saturday's match, the Pirates will return home on Wednesday, Nov. 1 for a Senior Night showdown with Villanova.